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Instead of having to lay off workers during tough times and then rehire them when things pick up, simply having a flexible work force in place can be a better strategy. Some tips for doing so include hiring older workers, who have shown in many studies to be highly reliable and productive; supplementing your work force with interns; and setting up cross-training and job-sharing programs.

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Instead of having to lay off workers during tough times and then rehire them when things pick up, simply having a flexible work force in place can be a better strategy. Some tips for doing so include hiring older workers, who have been shown in many studies to be highly reliable and productive; supplementing your work force with interns; and setting up cross-training and job-sharing programs.

Instead of having to lay off workers during tough times and then rehire them when things pick up, simply having a flexible work force in place can be a better strategy. Some tips for doing so include hiring older workers, who have been shown in many studies to be highly reliable and productive; supplementing your work force with interns; and setting up cross-training and job-sharing programs.

Instead of having to lay off workers during tough times and then rehire them when things pick up, simply having a flexible work force in place can be a better strategy. Some tips for doing so include hiring older workers, who have shown in many studies to be highly reliable and productive; supplementing your work force with interns; and setting up cross-training and job-sharing programs.

Instead of having to lay off workers during tough times and then rehire them when things pick up, simply having a flexible work force in place can be a better strategy. Some tips for doing so include hiring older workers, who have been shown in many studies to be highly reliable and productive; supplementing your work force with interns; and setting up cross-training and job-sharing programs.

Experts interviewed for this article offer tax strategies to help small businesses recover from losses in 2008. Among their tips: Carry loss back to previous years, accelerate write-offs for equipment and claim deductions for unsold inventory.